US and Coalition Forces Data (Semantic) Interoperability Study

Abstract

This research report documents the results of a study conducted in 2009 for the Army CIO/G-6 to assess the extent of data (or semantic) interoperability among certain US and coalition command and control (C2) information systems. The study focused on significant activity reports (SIGACTs) concerning counterinsurgency (COIN) and counter-improvised explosive device (CIED) operations. An objective definition for semantic interoperability and a quantitative metric to measure it, based on shared or common reporting terminology, were developed and applied to four US and one coalition information systems. A major finding of the study was that today there is a low level of semantic interoperability between key US and coalition C2 information systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA522325

Entities

People

  • Dale E. Lichtblau
  • Richard D. Bleach

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Computer Communications
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Department Of Defense
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Interoperability
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Materials
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control